Ketoconazole-induced testicular damage in rats reduced by Gentiana extract

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 377-384

  Amin, Amr ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; Gentiana; Ketoconazole; Testicular damage

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GENTIANA LUTEA EXTRACT; KETOCONAZOLE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; GENTIANA; GENTIANA LUTEA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 40149083065     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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